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William Earl / Variety:
Valerie Mahaffey, Emmy-Winning Actor Known for ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘Big Sky’ and ‘Sully,’ Dies at 71  —  Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-winning actor known for such TV series as “Northern Exposure,” “Big Sky” and “Desperate Housewives” and films including “Sully” and “Seabiscuit,” has died.  She was 71.
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Valerie Mahaffey, Actress on ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Young Sheldon,’ Dies at 71  —  An Emmy winner who played lots of eccentric characters, she also appeared on ‘Glee,’ ‘Devious Maids,’ ‘Big Sky,’ ‘Dead to Me’ and much more.  —  Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-winning actress known …
Lisa De Los Reyes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Loretta Swit, Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 87  —  The two-time Emmy winner almost starred on ‘Cagney & Lacey’ and helped lead the way for women playing strong, professional characters on television.  —  Loretta Swit, the actress and animal activist forever known …
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Loretta Swit a.k.a. Hot Lips of TV's ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 87  —  She won two Emmy Awards for her sympathetic portrayal of an Army major on the hit TV show and had a long career in TV and theater.  —  Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress who made the high-strung and relentlessly militaristic …
New York Times:
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama  —  As Mr. Musk entered President Trump's orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.  —  As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump's closest allies last year …
Marc Schneider / Billboard:
Taylor Swift Buys Back Her Masters From Shamrock, Reclaiming Her First Six Albums  —  Swift, in a surprise move, has reclaimed her master recordings years after they were initially sold, first to Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings, then to Shamrock Capital.  —  Taylor Swift announced on Friday …
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Laura Snapes / The Guardian:
Taylor Swift buys back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Scooter Braun Reacts to Taylor Swift Purchasing Entire Music Catalog: ‘Happy for Her’
People:
Robin Thicke Marries April Love Geary After 6-Year Engagement  —  Thicke and Geary got engaged in December 2018 and share share three children together — son Luca Patrick, 2, and daughters Lola Alain, 4, and Mia Love, 5  —  Robin Thicke and April Love Geary have tied the knot!
Megan Agnew / The Times:
Sydney Sweeney: ‘I have to prove myself as a young woman’  —  Thanks to The White Lotus and hit rom-com Anyone But You, the actress has become one of Hollywood's biggest stars — but she's had to fight hard to get there  —  There is a ten-second pause after I ask Sydney Sweeney when she last took a holiday.
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
BGT legend issues insider advice to Simon Cowell that could save future series  —  EXCLUSIVE: One Britain's Got Talent icon has spoken to Daily Star and given some tips to music mogul Simon Cowell, including how he can make the show better for future contestants
Discussion: Mirror and The Sun
Antoinette Bueno / Page Six:
‘RHOSLC’ star Jen Shah shares rare photo of her life in prison  —  Jen Shah is giving fans a rare look at her life in prison.  —  In a new post published to her official website on Friday, courtesy of her reps, the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” alum appeared happy and fit as she worked up a sweat outdoors.
Discussion: Jen Shah, People and Us Weekly
Kylie Jenner / Dazed:
‘The baddie never left’  —  For the self-styled ‘original baddie’ who's always craved a place to park her creativity, success is just the millennial pink frosting on the cake  —  ShareLink copied ✔️  —  The week I landed in Los Angeles, Crumbl, the viral cookie phenomenon …
Discussion: People, Page Six, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Jimmy Briggs / Daily Mail:
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness reach agreement on how to split their lavish multimillion dollar property portfolio following divorce filing: See who gets what  —  Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness have reached an agreement to divide their jaw-dropping US$387million (AU$601m) fortune …
Discussion: InStyle, Cele|bitchy, People, Page Six and Mirror
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Whitney Vasquez / New York Post:
Sheinelle Jones supported by ‘Today’ colleagues at husband's funeral  —  Sheinelle Jones' colleagues are continuing to support her offscreen in the wake of her husband's death.  —  “Today” stars Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, and Craig Melvin …
Discussion: HELLO! and People
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Enjoys NYC Night Out With Dakota Johnson & Their Brothers  —  TAYLOR SWIFT GIRLS' NIGHT WITH DAKOTA IN NYC!!!  Plus A Side Of Bros🙄  —  SIBLING LOVE  —  Taylor Swift's keeping things low-key with Travis Kelce, so don't expect any double dates from her anytime soon …
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Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Prince William: ‘I want to bring about real change’  —  In a world exclusive, the Prince says he's leading the Duchy of Cornwall with a simple goal - improving people's lives … In a sunny field on the outskirts of Bath, there is a loud pop of a sparkling-wine cork.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
How media coverage of Trump's AI EO overstated federal authority over states and overlooked how the order's interstate commerce argument could backfire

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